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The Blood Is the Life of the Animal
In Eastern Orthodox liturgy, there's a close connection of drawn between taking the Eucharist and eating from the tree of life. When Jesus is talking about my blood, he is referring to his coming death. But he's referring to the death as the vehicle, the means by which his life will cover for the sins of the many. And so when he invites us to drink his blood, he's inviting us to drinks his life. In its narrative and literary context Leviticus is exploring the key themes that New Testament authors are drawing and filling out.